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Added 8 October 2026

terminology

/ˌtɜː.məˈnɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/ noun

Latin root: terminologia Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about terminology at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A treatise on terms, especially those used in a specialised field.
The set of terms actually used in any business, art, science, or the like; nomenclature; technical terms.
The scientific study of such terms.

Origin

From French terminologie or German Terminologie and their source, New Latin terminologia, from Medieval Latin terminus (“a term”) + -ologia (“study of”), from -o- (“(interconsonantal)”) + -logia, from Ancient Greek -λογία (-logía, “-logy, branch of study, to speak”).

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